Details for Chilipitin Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507013619

Data

Marker Number 13619
Atlas Number 5507013619
Marker Title Chilipitin Cemetery
Index Entry Chilipitin Cemetery
Address
City Charlotte
County Atascosa
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 520346
UTM Northing 3192760
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 2005
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location CR 315 E of FM 140
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size HTC medallion and 12" x 16" plaque
Marker Text Early area settlers Dario and Manuelita Douglas Tober acquired land here in 1877 and later set aside this site for a family cemetery. The oldest marked grave, that of teenager Nieves Douglas Tober, dates to 1903. The Tober family deeded the original tract to the Chilipitin Cemetery Association in 1910, and the site has been enlarged and used as a burial ground for the Miguel community and surrounding areas of Atascosa and Frio counties. The cemetery features curbed plots, highly decorated graves, religious iconography and an arched entryway in a South Texas prairie setting. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005

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